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Manny Ramirez played in 17 games with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.

ORG XMIT: NY170 In this March 10, 2012, photo, Oakland Athletics'' Manny Ramirez looks on from the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Phoenix. Suspended slugger Ramirez is scheduled to begin a 10-game minor league stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, May 19, in Albuquerque, N.M. Barring rainouts, the designated hitter and outfielder is eligible to be activated by the Athletics from his 50-game suspension on May 30--his 40th birthday--for the final

Manny Ramirez, playing for the Sacramento RiverCats, is preparing for his return to the majors.

Manny Ramirez went 3-for-18 (.167) in spring training for the Oakland A''s and is 8-for-32 with Class AAA Sacramento on his current rehab assignment.

Manny Ramirez, of the Sacramento RiverCats, loosens up before a Triple-A baseball game against the Albuquerque Isotopes in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, May 19, 2012. In advance of being activated from his 50-game suspension, Ramirez is scheduled to play 10 games with Sacramento before returning to the Oakland Athletics.

Manny Ramirez waits his turn in the batting cage Wednesday before the A''s game with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ramirez finished his round of batting practice, but was scratched from the starting lineup.

Manny Ramirez arrived at the Oakland Athletics training facility Friday amid a curious group of reporters and players to begin his return to baseball.

Manny Ramirez signed a minor league contract with the Athletics in the offseason.

Manny Ramirez ranks 14th all-time on the home run list with 555.

Manny Ramirez, shown in spring training with the Tampa Bay Rays last season, would like to return to the big leagues after serving a 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs. The question: Will any team want him back?

Manny Ramirez is a 12-time All-Star with 555 career home runs.

Manny Ramirez leaves the Broward County Jail in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Sept. 13 after being released from jail. Authorities arrested him for allegedly slapping his wife during a dispute at their South Florida home.

Manny Ramirez tests positive for a banned substance for the second time and informs MLB that he is retiring rather than face a 100-game suspension.

Manny Ramirez, right, argues a called strike with home plate umpire, Gary Cederstrom, who ejects Ramirez in the sixth inning.

It's the only pitch Ramirez see's in the at-bat and his last with the Dodgers.